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First Wednesdays Talk
June 7 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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What If Poor Women Ran the World?
Wednesday, June 7 at 7 p.m.
Labor historian Annelise Orleck tells the story of nine African-American union maids in Las Vegas during the 1970s who challenged welfare cuts and built a long-lasting vibrant antipoverty program run by poor mothers.